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Une semaine de bonté, ou, Les sept éléments capitaux : roman / Max Ernst.

LIBRA - Rare NC1135.E7 A55 1934
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Ernst, Max, 1891-1976, book artist.
Contributor:
Duval, Georges (Printer), printer.
Éditions Jeanne Bucher, publisher.
Fisher Fine Arts Rare Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
French
Subjects (All):
Pictorial fiction.
Artists' books--France--Paris.
Artists' books.
Visual literature--20th century--Specimens.
Visual literature.
Wood-engraving--19th century--Specimens.
Wood-engraving.
France--Paris.
Genre:
Collages.
Graphic novels.
Specimens.
Wordless picture books.
Physical Description:
5 volumes : all illustrations ; 28 cm
Manufacture:
[Paris?] : Achevé d'imprimer par le maître imprimeur Georges Duval, 1934.
Other Title:
Semaine de bonté
Sept éléments capitaux
Place of Publication:
Paris : Aux Éditions Jeanne Bucher, [1934]
Summary:
"Une semaine de bonté ("A Week of Kindness") is a collage novel and artist's book by Max Ernst, first published in 1934. It comprises 182 images created by cutting up and re-organizing illustrations from Victorian encyclopedias and novels"--Wikipedia, viewed October 28, 2020.
Contents:
Premier cahier. Dimanche. Élément: La boue. Exemple: Le lion de Belfort
Deuxième cahier. Lundi. Élement: L'eau. Exemple: L'eau
Troisième cahier. Mardi. Élément: Le feu. Exemple: La cour du dragon
Quatrième cahier. Mercredi. Élément: Le sang. Exemple: Oedipe
Dernier cahier. Jeudi. Élément: Le noir. Exemples: Le rire du coq. L'Ile de Pâques ; Vendredi. Élément: La vue. Exemple: L'intérieur de la vue ; Samedi. L'élément: Inconnu. Exemple: La clé des chants.
Notes:
Limited edition of 816 copies issued in slip case.
"Ce troisième cahier, achevé d'imprimer par le maître imprimeur Georges Duval, le 1er décembre 1934, a été tiré à 16 exemplaires sur velin d'Arches dont 4 H.C. numérotés de 0 a 0000, 12 numérotés de I à XII, et 800 exemplaires sur papier Navarre numérotés de 13 à 812. Les exemplaires sur Arches contiennent une eau-forte originale."-- Colophon.
Local Notes:
LIBRA Rare copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2025 from Triolet Rare Books. Premier cahier is number 48 (the copy number supplied with a stamp), deuxième cahier number 46 (the copy number supplied with a stamp), troisième cahier number 37 (the copy number supplied in manuscript), and quatrième and dernier cahiers are number 18 (the copy number supplied in manuscript); see colophon of each volume. Slip case retained.
Cited in:
Edwards, Hugh. Surrealism and its affinities, 1956, pages 39-40
Contains:
Lion de Belfort.
Eau.
Cour du dragon.
Oedipe.
Rire du coq.
Île de Pâques.
Intérieur de la vue.
Clé des chants.
OCLC:
1119063718

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